tenant


Definition: Meaning of, tenant in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtɛnənt /

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Singular Plural
tenant tenants
[countable]
  1. someone who lives in a house, room etc and pays rent to the person who owns it [↪  landlord]
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tenant used in phrases

  • life tenant (noun)
    1. or some other person a tenant whose legal right to retain possession of buildings or lands lasts as long as they live
  • sitting tenant (noun)
    1. someone who lives in a rented house or FLAT, especially when this gives them legal rights to stay there
  • tenant farmer (noun)
    1. someone who farms land that is rented from someone else
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